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Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 22, 2016, 3:21 AM EST for Collier County, Florida. It took effect at Jan 22, 2016, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 55 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2016, 3:21 AM EST (08:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2016, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 55 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
County Collier County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 113 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1068 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
046 WHUS42 KMFL 220821 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 321 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 FLZ069-222200- /O.NEW.KMFL.CF.S.0002.160122T1700Z-160123T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0005.160122T1700Z-160123T2200Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 321 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE NEAR HIGH TIDE CYCLES... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS ONSHORE WINDS STRENGTHEN IN COMBINATION WITH A SMALL SURGE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. * TIMING...NEAR HIGH TIDE CYCLES WHICH WILL OCCUR NEAR 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND BETWEEN 11 PM AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF, STRONG RIP CURRENTS, AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. COASTAL FLOODING RESULTING IN MINOR STREET FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
7 follow-up statements
410 WHUS42 KMFL 221624 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1124 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 FLZ069-230030- /O.EXT.KMFL.CF.S.0002.160122T1700Z-160124T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0005.160122T1700Z-160124T0000Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 1124 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE NEAR HIGH TIDE CYCLES... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS ONSHORE WINDS STRENGTHEN IN COMBINATION WITH A SMALL SURGE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. * TIMING...NEAR HIGH TIDE CYCLES WHICH WILL OCCUR NEAR 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND BETWEEN 11 PM AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF... STRONG RIP CURRENTS... AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. COASTAL FLOODING RESULTING IN MINOR STREET FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
232 WHUS42 KMFL 222015 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 315 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 FLZ069-230500- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 315 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE NEAR HIGH TIDE CYCLES... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS ONSHORE WINDS STRENGTHEN IN COMBINATION WITH A SMALL SURGE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. * TIMING...NEAR HIGH TIDE CYCLES WHICH WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 11 PM AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF... STRONG RIP CURRENTS... AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. COASTAL FLOODING RESULTING IN MINOR STREET FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
615 WHUS42 KMFL 230356 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1056 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 FLZ069-231700- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 1056 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE NEAR HIGH TIDE CYCLES... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS STRONG ONSHORE WINDS COMBINE WITH HIGH TIDES. * TIMING...NEAR HIGH TIDE CYCLES WHICH WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 11 PM AND MIDNIGHT FRIDAY, AND THEN AGAIN BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF... STRONG RIP CURRENTS...AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. COASTAL FLOODING RESULTING IN MINOR STREET FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
785 WHUS42 KMFL 231031 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 531 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 FLZ069-231845- /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 531 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE NEAR HIGH TIDE CYCLES... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS STRONG ONSHORE WINDS COMBINE WITH HIGH TIDES. * TIMING...NEAR HIGH TIDE CYCLES WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1 PM. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. COASTAL FLOODING RESULTING IN MINOR STREET FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
110 WHUS42 KMFL 232035 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 335 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 FLZ069-240000- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160125T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 335 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS. * TIMING...THE RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AS STRONG ONSHORE WINDS DIMINISH. THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AS FRESH SWELL CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE GULF COAST. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF ARE EXPECTED ON SOUTH FLORIDA'S GULF BEACHES ALONG WITH MINOR BEACH EROSION. COASTAL FLOODING RESULTING IN MINOR STREET FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
836 WHUS42 KMFL 240115 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 815 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 FLZ069-250000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160125T0000Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 815 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AS BREEZY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS AND FRESH SWELL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE GULF COAST. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF ARE EXPECTED ON SOUTH FLORIDA'S GULF BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
085 WHUS42 KMFL 241004 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 504 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... FLZ069-241815- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160125T0000Z/ COASTAL COLLIER- 504 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS BREEZY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS AND A LINGERING SWELL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE GULF COAST. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF ARE EXPECTED ON SOUTH FLORIDA'S GULF BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 9:37 PM EST | Gale Warning | MFL | 48 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:21 AM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | MFL | Collier | 40 hr |
| Jan 22, 8:42 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 63 min | |
| Jan 22, 8:57 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 63 min | |
| Jan 22, 9:41 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 94 min | |
| Jan 22, 9:55 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 95 min | |
| Jan 22, 12:16 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 59 min | |
| Jan 22, 12:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 38 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.